diff --git a/queries/markdown/highlights.scm b/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
index 5d77e7217..ac582e3f9 100644
--- a/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
   (link_label)
 ] @markup.link.label
 
+((link_label)
+  .
+  ":" @punctuation.delimiter)
+
 [
   (list_marker_plus)
   (list_marker_minus)